Hand-bag.



L. WOLF.

HAND BAG.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-4,19%.

Patented Apr. 24, 1917.

WITNESSES of the United States,

LOUIS WQLE'QF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HAND-BAG.

meanes To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Louis WoLr, a citizen and a resident of New York, inthe county of New York-and State of NewYork, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Hand-Bags, of

. other covering is outermost.

' which the following is a specification.-

- bag adapted for and. the other. on the inside,

7 the positions of Fig. 3.

My invention relates to ladies hand bags, and the main object thereof"is to provide a different occasions or for difierent dresses by makingthe bag reversible to present either of two outer coverings which may beof different colors, of difieren't designs, and of difierent materials.

I accomplish this result without interfering in the least with thenormal use-of the hand bag andwith practically of'the conventionalappearance, and the lining of the bag, with'its pockets, is the samewith either cover.

My invention is fully described in the following specification, of whichthe accomre characters refer to like parts in each of theviews, and inwhich 3- v Figure '1 represents a view of the top of the hand bag; I

Fig. 2 is asection taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 with one covering onthe; outside the bag being closed with respect to its normal receptaclebut shown in a preliminary stage of reversing the covers";

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but show- I ing one frame memberswung through an arc of approximately 350 degrees of a'circle in closeto the final stage of reversing the covers, the cover shown in Fig. 2beingnow out of sight and the cover out of sight in Fig. 2 nowbeing-outermost;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary end view of the bag in-a positionsimilar to'Fig. 2, showing the frame members; and

Fig. 5 is a similar view with the parts in Referring to the drawings, 6and 7 represent the two frame members in pivotalcon nection at 8carrying the lining 9 and adapted to be locked together by means of asnap 10 of any desired type, the former having one side of a covering 11secured thereto at 12 and the latter being provided with a handle ofsuitable design.

Carried by each pivot 8, at the bag ends, is a link 13 in pivotalconnection with the respective end of a supplemental frame.

Specification of Letters Patent.

no alterationdrawings form a part, in which like lining formed into aPatented Apr. 24,191'1 Applicationfiled August t, 1916. Serial no.113,086.,

member 14 and to which the other side of the covering '11 is secured at15, said frame member 14 having a hole 16 therethrough adapted to snapover a post 17 on the frame member 7 when the covering 11 is outermostand over a-pos t 18 on the member 6when the The supplemental covering 19is secured at one side to the frame member 7 at 20 and at its other sidetothe supplemental frame member 14 at 21 and, in the position of theparts shown in Fig. 2, rests-withina pocket 22 formed between thecovering 11 and the lining 9.

When it is desired to reverse the coverings, all that is necessary is todisengage the supplemental frame memberltfrom the post 1 and swing saidmember onits pivot through substantially a complete circle and engagethe same with the post 18 in practically the.positions of the partsshown in Fig. 3, this tending to bring the covering 19 outermost androviding a pocket .23 between the lining 9 and the supplemental covering'19, and it will be noted that the pocket 24 formed by the lining 9 hasnot been opened in this operation.

It will also be noted that the'handle has not been aifected by thereversal nor-have the contents of the bag been disturbed in the least,and the covering not inzuse is thoroughly protected at all times, thisdouble covering latter, and it will be noted further that thepivotedlinks 13 enable the frame members to be manipulated to 'efiect' thereversal.

.My invention is very simple while possessing the advantages noted, andthe additional cost of a bag constructed in accordance with thisinvention is relatively slight, being only the supplemental frame member14, the links 13, and the supplemental covering material, and, as willbe understood, the design of the bag in either of its presentations issubject to individual taste and to the dictates of fashion and ofutility. Havin fully described my invention, what. I c aim as new, anddesire to;secure by Letters Patent, is 1 1. A handbag,(wnsisting of afr'ame, a lining forming a pocket, a cover, asup lemental cover, andmeans'for bringing elt er of. said covers into covering position.

pocket, a cover, a supplemental coven-and'means for bringing of the bagdoublingthe life of the a 2. A hand bag, consisting of a? frame, a

either of said covers into covering position covering position withoutdisturbing the contents of said pocket or said handle.

4. A hand bag, comprising two frame members in pivotal connection, alining carried by said members and forming a pocket, a supplementalframe member in pivotal connection with said first named frame members,a cover secured at one side to said supplemental frame member and at itsother side to one of said first named frame members, a cover secured atone side to said supplemental frame member and at its other side to theother of said first namedframe members, and means for locking saidsupplemental frame member to either of said first namedlframe members.

5. A hand bag, comprising two frame members in pivotal connection ateach end.

'named frame members, a cover secured at one side to said supplementalframe member and at its other side to the other of said first namedframe members, one of said covers being folded between said lining andthe other of said covers and adapted to be opened to inclose said lastnamed cover and said lining by swinging .said supplemental frame memberon its pivots, and means for securing frame member to either of saidfirst named frame members.

- LOUIS WOLF.

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